Viransehir
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Additional information as of June 1, 2015:
| · | The Viransehir camp is operated by the Prime Ministry Disaster & Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). |
| · | Schools at the Viransehir camp serve 6,000 students, with lessons taught in Arabic. |
| · | Two classrooms are used exclusively for the schooling of disabled students. |
| · | Doctors in the camp’s hospital see approximately 500 people per day. |
| · | The Viransehir camp is in need of more containers for classrooms and ambulances. |
| · | Refugees are allowed to take jobs outside the camp but must be back by a certain hour. |
| · | If refugees wish to return to Syria, they must obtain permission from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees/The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and AFAD. |
| · | Each refugee receives 85 Turkish lira per month for groceries and living expenses. |
Midyat
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| The refugee camp in Midyat was originally constructed to provide for Assyrian Christian refugees from Iraq as a transit point on their journey to Europe. With that in mind, the camp was built next to the Mor Abraham Monastery (pictured above). However, most Assyrians leaving Iraq, except for a few families, preferred to stay with relatives in nearby Turkish cities or rented their own apartments. As a result, the Midyat camp instead currently accommodates Syrian refugees and Iraqi Yazidis. |
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Additional information as of June 2, 2015:
| · | Like the Viransehir camp, the Midyat camp is operated by AFAD. |
| · | The camp has a population of over 5,000, including about 2400 Yazidis, with the rest being Syrian Muslims. |
| · | Currently, there are up to 15,000 Yazidi refugees in Turkey. |
| · | The Syrian refugees have planted 25,000 trees on the camp grounds in Midyat. Tree saplings were provided by the Turkish government. |
| · | As in the Viransehir camp, each refugee at the Midyat camp receives a stipend of 85 Turkish lira. |
